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مُتَارٌ

Root: تأر

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مُتَارٌ in the saying فَصِرْتُ كَأَنَّنِى فَرَأٌ مُتَارُ is [said by ISd to be] for مُتْأَرٌ [pass. part. n. of أَتْأَرَ; so that the meaning is, And I became as though I were a wild ass looked at sharply or intently, or followed by the eye, in order to be captured or shot]. (M, TA. [But see art. تور.])
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